Rainier, Oregon Weather
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Rainier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle18%0.01″69°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——63°47°-6°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle67%0.01″58°45°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle73%—58°42°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——66°40°+8°
- MondayJun 8Light Rain49%0.24″54°47°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle43%—59°45°+5°
PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:51 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Rainier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rainier
SPC has placed Rainier in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.